His return to the 90-player roster will move him a step closer to playing the Patriots’ season opener.

The Patriots added receivers Julian Edelman and Demaryius Thomas to their active roster last week, removing them from the physically unable to perform list.

Safety Patrick Chungreturned to practice Sunday, according to Mark Daniels of the Providence Journal. He missed a practice session last week and the preseason game against Carolina after news broke of his indictment in Belknap County, New Hampshire, on felony cocaine possession charges.